Bookmarks for September 7, 2013

FromThePage is free software that allows volunteers to transcribe handwritten documents on-line. It’s easy to index and annotate subjects within a text using a simple, wiki-like mark-up. Users can discuss difficult writing or obscure words within a page to refine their transcription. The resulting text is hosted on the web, making documents easy to read and search.

Kojo is an open source App that runs on Linux, Windows, and the Mac. It is a Learning Environment – with many different features that enable play, exploration, creation, and learning in the areas of: Computer Programming, Math and Science, Systematic and Computational Thinking, Art, Music, and Creative Thinking, Computer and Internet Literacy